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Sony's 8-Disc UHD Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection Boxed Set Doesn't Include 2016 and Twitter is Mad

ManaByte

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In February, Sony is releasing an 8-disc UHD boxed set of the three Ghostbusters movies: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It will not include the 2016 Melissa McCarthy "comedy" that for some reason had a Ghostbusters label slapped on it. And people are crying.

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New Ghostbusters movie collections omit 2016 reboot? - Ghostbusters News

As previously reported, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is expected to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on February 1st and will be available to buy individually, in a three-pack, or as part of a giftset.
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BUT IT WON THE KIDS CHOICE AWARD!!!!!!!
 
AV

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From what I hear about the new one, it shouldn't have included that either.

What a weird "franchise" to try and turn into something more. Ghostbusters is an exceptional cynical comedy that happens to involve ghosts, with a pretty poor sequel. That's it. Ramis would be turning in his grave.
 
Pagusas

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AV said:
From what I hear about the new one, it shouldn't have included that either.

What a weird "franchise" to try and turn into something more. Ghostbusters is an exceptional cynical comedy that happens to involve ghosts, with a pretty poor sequel. That's it. Ramis would be turning in his grave.
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Don't know what you heard, but the newest one is great and lots of people on Gaf love it. It's for sure a Ghostbuster film through and through, and fits in perfectly.
 
AV

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Pagusas said:
Don't know what you heard, but the newest one is great and lots of people on Gaf love it. It's for sure a Ghostbuster film through and through, and fits in perfectly.
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ManaByte said:
Huh? The new one is Ghostbusters 3 and does everything The Force Awakens should've done with the original characters, but JJ Abrams didn't.
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Yet to watch myself so I'll reserve actual judgement, just not been sold on what I've heard. Will obtain it once it's available and give it a whirl.
 
AV

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We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
If you wanna see what an actual crime looks like, check out the "Evil Dead Groovy Collection" which contains 1, 2, and the series.... not 3 or the remake. What the fuck?
 
Pagusas

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AV said:
Yet to watch myself so I'll reserve actual judgement, just not been sold on what I've heard. Will obtain it once it's available and give it a whirl.
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For sure worth a spin, like anything it has flaws, but the film has the right heart and soul to it. also the end is my favorite moment in all of Ghostbusters.
 
Stitch

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Already have it on Blu-ray :p
AV said:
If you wanna see what an actual crime looks like, check out the "Evil Dead Groovy Collection" which contains 1, 2, and the series.... not 3 or the remake. What the fuck?
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The rights are all over the place. 1, 2 and the Series are Lionsgate, Remake is Sony, Army of Darkness is Shout Factory.
 
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Roxkis_ii

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I was about to go on this whole rant about how Twitter mobs are trash and all, but then I checked the user score on rotten tomatoes, and the user score is 49%. So about half the people who went to go see the movie enjoyed it.

Maybe Sony could sell it an ad-on for the set or even make a super duper special edition just for the people who liked the movie.

I'm feel pretty neutral on the situation.
 
ManaByte

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Roxkis_ii said:
I was about to go on this whole rant about how Twitter mobs are trash and all, but then I checked the user score on rotten tomatoes, and the user score is 49%. So about half the people who went to go see the movie enjoyed it.

Maybe Sony could sell it an ad-on for the set or even make a super duper special edition just for the people who liked the movie.

I'm feel pretty neutral on the situation.
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Better yet they can burn the original camera negative and include a burned frame in every boxed set as a collector's item.
 
AmuroChan

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I'm very confident that most of the people complaining didn't see the 2016 movie in theater and thus is part of the reason why the movie failed commercially.
 
Lady Redfield

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AV said:
Yet to watch myself so I'll reserve actual judgement, just not been sold on what I've heard. Will obtain it once it's available and give it a whirl.
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I am telling you this as a die hard Ghostbusters fan for over 30 years, and a huge Egon fan, who went in ready to be angry they messed with my favorite movie franchise.

Ghostbusters 3 is a great movie that captures a lot of the original. It’s a nice story and a nice tribute to Harold Ramis. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s interesting, it fills in the gaps of what the originals have been doing all these years….I don’t like the idea of handing things over to a new generation, but, the movie itself is great. Fan service, sure, but, anyone who doesn’t like fan service…just isn’t a fan.
 
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I made the mistake of giving the 2016 one a try on Netflix and frankly it fails as a movie, fails as a comedy, and fails as a Ghostbusters film.

All of the people outside of the people personally involved in that monstrosity are likely objecting because of their ideology than any real interest in the 2016 movie itself.
 
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I can't even get rid of the malware Ghostbusters 2016 that's on my list of purchased movies. Shit appeared randomly one day and had been stinking up my otherwise solid collection of digital movies.
 
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rubik's dude

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AV said:
If you wanna see what an actual crime looks like, check out the "Evil Dead Groovy Collection" which contains 1, 2, and the series.... not 3 or the remake. What the fuck?
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To be fair, I think that might be a rights issue. I remember a few interviews where they said some studio had the rights to Army of Darkness when they were making the TV show, so they couldn't reference it at all. That's probably why 3, and the reboot, were excluded from that set, as opposed to the reason here probably being something else.
 
GeorgPrime

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ManaByte said:
In February, Sony is releasing an 8-disc UHD boxed set of the three Ghostbusters movies: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It will not include the 2016 Melissa McCarthy "comedy" that for some reason had a Ghostbusters label slapped on it. And people are crying.

ghostbusters_afterlife_giftset.jpg


ghostbustersnews.com

New Ghostbusters movie collections omit 2016 reboot? - Ghostbusters News

As previously reported, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is expected to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on February 1st and will be available to buy individually, in a three-pack, or as part of a giftset.
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BUT IT WON THE KIDS CHOICE AWARD!!!!!!!
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The collection focusing on the original movies and the new one that is connected to the triology.

The Ghostbusters 2016 movie makes no sense in there because it has nothing to do with the original movies or the latest one.

Thats a collection i can buy now... dont want the 2016 movie anywhere near me. lol
 
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Fbh

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GeorgPrime said:
The collection focusing on the original movies and the new one that is connected to the triology.

The Ghostbusters 2016 movie makes no sense in there because it has nothing to do with the original movies or the latest one.

Thats a collection i can buy now... dont want the 2016 movie anywhere near me. lol
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But is it really "Ultimate" if it doesn't feature a Kids Choice Award winner?

I Dont Think So Season 5 GIF by The Office
 
AV

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MacReady13 said:
Poor? Ghostbusters 2 poor? Where has this bullshit come from? Ghostbusters 2 is a damn fine sequel to a classic film. I honestly don't get the hate. The "reboot" on the other hand was beyond poor. Thank fuck it's not in this boxset.
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Compared to the original Ghostbusters? C'mon. 2 is perfectly fun for what it is but it shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as the original. Nor should the reboot, from what I've heard, but I'm not even wasting my time on that.
 
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